It’s a bit quieter this month – except for Edinburgh of course. All events are in London except where stated otherwise.
Film
- The KCC’s Love Beyond Boundaries season concludes with Wanee and Junah (1 August) and Oasis (8 August)
- The BTS Bring the Soul movie has screenings on 7 and 10 August
- The next Korean Film Festival teaser screening is Zhang Lu’s Ode to the Goose, 19 August
Festivals and fun
- The Edinburgh Fringe lasts until 26 August, with plenty of Korean performers coming over
- The Manipulator Yu Ho-jin appears in The Illusionists, a hugely enjoyable show of magic, all month.
- The Korean community in New Malden celebrate Independence Day on 17 August with food, performances and other entertainments
- Radio Kimchi holds its second K-pop fair on 24 August
- There’s a k-pop night in Vauxhall on 2 August, a k-pop dance workshop on 3 August and a BTS-related meetup on 17 August
Music
- Joo Yeon Sir has a lunchtime recital at St James’s Piccadilly on 23 August
- Seong-jin Cho plays Prokofiev at the Proms on 24 August
- The KCC’s House Concert on 27 August features Jaeyong Nam (Clarinet) and Harry Rylance (Piano)
- Eris 136199 play the Vortex on 8 August
- KNK play the Islington Academy on 18 August
- Nina Park (one-handed daegeum) will be performing with other traditional instrumentalist on 18 August
- Teen Top’s performance at the Islington Assembly Hall seems to have been cancelled
Talks, seminars, literature
- The KCC’s literature night on 29 August is a discussion with author Kim Kyung-Uk
Exhibitions
- Mari Kim and Cha Jongrye are at Pontone Gallery until 4 August
- The KCC’s current exhibition, Circulation Metaphor, continues all month
- Installations by Suh Do-ho, Tai-Jung Um and kimsooja can be found near Liverpool Street, in Regents Park and in Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Social Justice
- On August 14th – ‘Memorial Day for Japanese Forces’ Comfort Women Victims – there will be a protest outside the Japanese Embassy.
- The monthly Remembering Sewol silent protest on 17 August moves its venue to New Malden High Street
Also check the upcoming events list, the Google Calendar and the Facebook Event Aggregator for updates, and let me know via the contact form if I’ve missed anything.